Belal: 2024 South-West Indian
Belal reached 88 kt (163 km/h, 101 mph) (C2) in the 2024 South-West Indian season, from 2024-01-11 to 2024-01-23, with track, wind and pressure and 8.3 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Belal was a category 2 at its peak in the 2024 South-West Indian season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 88 kt (163 km/h, 101 mph), reached on 14 January 2024, and the lowest pressure was 968 hPa.
- The track runs from 11 January 2024 to 23 January 2024 with 93 six hourly positions.
- Belal accumulated 8.3 ACE.
- 1 landfall is recorded, the first on 15 January 2024.
Track
11 January 2024 to 23 January 2024| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belal | -12.4, 59.0 | -33.5, 55.3 | 93 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-11T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2024-01-11T21:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2024-01-12T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-12T03:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-12T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-12T09:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-12T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-12T15:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2024-01-12T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-12T21:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2024-01-13T00:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2024-01-13T03:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2024-01-13T06:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2024-01-13T09:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2024-01-13T12:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-13T15:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2024-01-13T18:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2024-01-13T21:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2024-01-14T00:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2024-01-14T03:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2024-01-14T06:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2024-01-14T09:00:00Z | 83 kt |
| 2024-01-14T12:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2024-01-14T15:00:00Z | 88 kt |
| 2024-01-14T18:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2024-01-14T21:00:00Z | 88 kt |
| 2024-01-15T00:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2024-01-15T03:00:00Z | 83 kt |
| 2024-01-15T06:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2024-01-15T09:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2024-01-15T12:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2024-01-15T15:00:00Z | 73 kt |
| 2024-01-15T18:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2024-01-15T21:00:00Z | 68 kt |
| 2024-01-16T00:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2024-01-16T03:00:00Z | 63 kt |
| 2024-01-16T06:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2024-01-16T09:00:00Z | 58 kt |
| 2024-01-16T12:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2024-01-16T15:00:00Z | 58 kt |
| 2024-01-16T18:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2024-01-16T21:00:00Z | 58 kt |
| 2024-01-17T00:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2024-01-17T03:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2024-01-17T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-17T09:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-17T12:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-17T15:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-17T18:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2024-01-17T21:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2024-01-18T00:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2024-01-18T03:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2024-01-18T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-18T09:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-18T12:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2024-01-18T15:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2024-01-18T18:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2024-01-18T21:00:00Z | 43 kt |
| 2024-01-19T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-19T03:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2024-01-19T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-19T09:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2024-01-19T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-19T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-19T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-19T21:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T03:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T09:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T15:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2024-01-20T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-20T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-21T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-21T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-21T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-21T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-22T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2024-01-22T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-22T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-22T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-23T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2024-01-23T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-23T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-11T18:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2024-01-11T21:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T00:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T03:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T06:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T09:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T12:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T15:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T18:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2024-01-12T21:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T00:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T03:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T06:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T09:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T12:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T15:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T18:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2024-01-13T21:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T00:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T03:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T06:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T09:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T12:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T15:00:00Z | 971 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T18:00:00Z | 968 hPa |
| 2024-01-14T21:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T00:00:00Z | 968 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T03:00:00Z | 972 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T06:00:00Z | 972 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T09:00:00Z | 974 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T12:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T15:00:00Z | 977 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T18:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2024-01-15T21:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T00:00:00Z | 975 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T03:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T06:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T09:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T12:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T15:00:00Z | 983 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T18:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2024-01-16T21:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T00:00:00Z | 980 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T03:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T06:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T09:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T12:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T15:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T18:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2024-01-17T21:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T00:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T03:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T06:00:00Z | 982 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T09:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T12:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T15:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T18:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2024-01-18T21:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T00:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T03:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T06:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T09:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T12:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T15:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T18:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2024-01-19T21:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T00:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T03:00:00Z | 986 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T09:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T12:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T15:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T18:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2024-01-20T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T00:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2024-01-21T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T06:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2024-01-21T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T12:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2024-01-21T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-21T18:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2024-01-21T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T00:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2024-01-22T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T06:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2024-01-22T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T12:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2024-01-22T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-22T18:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2024-01-22T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-23T00:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2024-01-23T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2024-01-23T06:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
ACE Compared With the 2024 Season
ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.
Landfalls
| Date | Place | Position | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-15 | Open coast, place not named in the data | -21.1, 55.8 | 78 kt (144 km/h, 90 mph) |
Which Agency's Numbers
Wind and pressure from reunion,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.
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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.